Recovery History of Greenback Cutthroat Trout: Population Characteristics, Hatchery Involvement, and Bibliography

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1 United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-88WWW January 2002 Recovery History of Greenback Cutthroat Trout: Population Characteristics, Hatchery Involvement, and Bibliography Version 1.0 Michael K. Young Amy L. Harig Bruce Rosenlund Chris Kennedy

2 Abstract Young, Michael K.; Harig, Amy L.; Rosenlund, Bruce; Kennedy, Chris Recovery history of greenback cutthroat trout: population characteristics, hatchery involvement, and bibliography, version 1.0. [Online]. RMRS-GTR-88WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 25 p. The greenback cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki stomias) is native to the mountain and foothill waters of the South Platte and Arkansas river basins in Colorado. This taxon declined rapidly beginning near the turn of the century and was listed under the Endangered Species Act in We assembled all available information from a variety of sources to document recovery efforts from 1957 to For each greenback cutthroat trout population, we noted (1) the characteristics of recovery waters and dates of population discovery or introduction; (2) fish abundance estimates; (3) analyses of genetic purity; (4) salmonid fauna, removal efforts, and reinvasions; and (5) dates, sources, and numbers of fish used to establish populations. For each hatchery used to assist recovery, we noted (1) sources and numbers of fish delivered to them; (2) sources, sex ratios, and production of fish used to create particular year classes; and (3) dates, numbers, and sizes of hatchery fish shipped to establish wild populations or supplement other hatchery stocks. Keywords: threatened species, greenback cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki stomias, recovery Authors Michael K. Young is with the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Laramie, Wyoming. Amy L. Harig is with Trout Unlimited in Boulder, Colorado. Bruce Rosenlund and Chris Kennedy are with the Colorado Fish and Wildlife Assistance Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Lakewood, Colorado. Acknowledgments We thank the following individuals for providing data or for other contributions to this report: Robert Behnke, Kevin Bestgen, Mindy Clark, Stephanie Comfort, Karl Cordova, Steven Culver, Pat Dwyer, Kurt Fausch, Pete Gallagher, Paula Guenther-Gloss, Larry Harris, Ken Kehmeier, Doug Krieger, Bill Krise, Jim Melby, Tom Nesler, Greg Policky, Nick Schmal, Phil Schler, Ed Stege, Harry Vermillion, Mary Kay Watry, and David Winters.

3 Recovery History of Greenback Cutthroat Trout: Population Characteristics, Hatchery Involvement, and Bibliography Version 1.0 Michael K. Young Amy L. Harig Bruce Rosenlund Chris Kennedy Introduction The greenback cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki stomias) is native to the mountain and foothill waters of the South Platte and Arkansas river basins in Colorado (Behnke and Zarn 1976). This taxon was abundant in the late 19th century when large numbers of European immigrants arrived in and along the Front Range of Colorado. At that time, fish from 2 to 4.5 kg were relatively common historically and were notable for their extensive migrations to spawn, rear, and overwinter (Wiltzius 1985). Subsequent mining in the Arkansas River basin and southern tributaries of the South Platte River (Ubbelohde and others 1976) introduced large amounts of sediment and toxic runoff that reduced or exterminated many greenback cutthroat trout populations, as did agricultural development in river valleys because of water diversions (Jordan 1891). Furthermore, harvest of greenback cutthroat trout, often with explosives, was sufficiently widespread to have eliminated additional populations (Wiltzius 1985). Although by 1919 greenback cutthroat trout were still found in many tributaries of the upper Arkansas River (Carhart 1950), there are no reports on the status of populations in other locations at that time. Concomitant with the extensive commercial and recreational harvest of greenback cutthroat trout in the late 1880s was the appearance of private and government fish hatcheries in Colorado. Initially, greenback cutthroat trout were frequently cultured, but their use diminished by the 1900s (Wiltzius 1985), possibly because few wild fish were still extant. Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) were the first nonnative salmo- nids cultured in Colorado in 1872, but other species soon followed. Because cutthroat trout are often replaced by brook trout and brown trout (Salmo trutta) and readily hybridize with rainbow trout (O. mykiss) and nonindigenous subspecies of cutthroat trout (Behnke 1992; Behnke and Zarn 1976; Wang and White 1994), introductions of nonnative trout, or the invasion of stocked populations into new waters, are believed to have eliminated greenback cutthroat trout from nearly all of their remaining historical range. By the 1930s, the subspecies was considered extinct (Green 1937), but an apparently pure population in a portion of the Big Thompson River in Rocky Mountain National Park was found in 1957 (U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife 1957). Though this population was later thought to be introgressed with nonnative species, additional populations detected in 1965 and 1970 were deemed pure. Consequently, the greenback cutthroat trout was listed as endangered in 1973 under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, and downlisted to threatened in 1978 (USFWS 1998). The original recovery plan was completed in 1977 (Greenback Cutthroat Trout Recovery Team 1977), and revisions were adopted in 1983 (USFWS 1983) and 1998 (USFWS 1998). Although surveys for remaining populations continue and are occasionally successful, most recovery efforts have focused on establishing new populations (USFWS 1998). By 1999, introductions had been attempted in 44 waters (Harig and others 2000). Many of these attempts have been successful, to the extent that the greenback cutthroat trout may soon be proposed for USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-88WWW

4 delisting under the Endangered Species Act within all or part of its historical range (USFWS 1998). A requirement for delisting is the completion of a longterm plan to guide management, and central to that plan is a compilation of the conservation and recovery history of this subspecies. Although some of this information is readily obtainable (USFWS 1998 and references therein), many data relevant to the discovery, establishment, and monitoring of wild populations and the establishment, maintenance, and distribution of hatchery broodstocks are difficult to find. Consequently, our objective was to compile existing data from 1957 to 1999 on population characteristics of greenback cutthroat trout in waters used for recovery and on hatchery participation in recovery. Additional information on habitat surveys, habitat modification, and fishing regulations was excluded. The bibliography contains materials cited in this document as well as available literature pertinent to the biology and recovery of greenback cutthroat trout. Methods Information was assembled from peer-reviewed manuscripts, unpublished reports, student theses, the Aquatic Data Management System (ADAMAS) database (CDOW 2000), field data sheets, correspondence, and other paper records in agency offices. Where data were in conflict, original sources (typically field data sheets or hatchery logs) were considered the most accurate, though these were not always obtainable. Otherwise, conflicts were resolved by using the most frequently reported data. All entries were checked against the source data at least twice. For each greenback cutthroat trout population, we noted (1) the characteristics of recovery waters and dates of population discovery or introduction; (2) fish abundance estimates; (3) analyses of genetic purity; (4) salmonid fauna, removal efforts, and reinvasions; and (5) dates, sources, and numbers of fish used to establish populations. For each hatchery, we noted (1) sources and numbers of fish delivered to them; (2) sources, sex ratios, and production of fish used to create particular year classes; and (3) dates, numbers, and sizes of hatchery fish shipped to establish wild populations or supplement other hatchery stocks. Results were presented separately for the Arkansas and South Platte river basins because these stocks may be considered separately for delisting. Results and Discussion Greenback cutthroat trout were found or introduced in 68 waters as part of recovery activities (table 1). Only waters used in an attempt to create a selfsustaining population were included we did not consider waters used solely to provide a sport fishery. We also restricted this list to waters that were believed to contain genetically pure fish during recovery, though some of these populations now appear to be hybridized. Nearly all waters were qualitatively surveyed during recovery efforts, and quantitative estimates were obtained in 53 waters (table 2). In streams, the mean abundance of greenback cutthroat trout greater than 100 mm was 24 fish/100 m (SD, 12). In lakes, the mean catch rate was 12 fish/gill-net-hour (SD, 9). Samples from 22 waters were subjected to genetic analyses (table 3). Most evaluations before 1995 relied on meristic and morphometric analyses, with more advanced techniques employed thereafter. It seems likely that the precision and accuracy of these approaches will continue to improve, and that current tallies of pure and hybridized populations will change. For example, the most recent analyses (Evans and Shiozawa 2001) determined that four populations -- previously used to found broodstocks and other wild populations -- were introgressed to varying degrees with Yellowstone cutthroat trout (O. c. bouvieri) or rainbow trout. The proposed federal policy of protecting hybridized populations (USFWS 1996) may assume a greater role as the ability to estimate the amount and source of introgression increases. Of the 68 recovery waters, 41 were treated with antimycin or rotenone to remove nonnative salmonids prior to introductions of greenback cutthroat trout (table 4). Because of this intensive use of toxicants, many protocols for their application were developed (for example, Tiffan 1992). Although most nonnative salmonid populations were successfully eliminated, periodic failures of artificial barriers, illegal introductions by anglers, or incomplete removals have permitted invasions in 15 waters (cf. Harig and others 2000). Transfers of fish from different waters and different hatcheries have been extensive (table 5). The median number of fish introduced into streams was 4,862 (range, ,456) and into lakes 4,696 (range 85-59,500). We caution that there is substantial uncertainty in these estimates because of the consistent lack of consensus among literature sources. Most transfers involved fish reared or produced by three hatcheries: the Bellvue Fish Research Hatchery (BFRH) in Bellvue, Colorado; the Bozeman Fish Technology Center (BFTC) in Bozeman, Montana; and the Saratoga National Fish Hatchery (SNFH) in Saratoga, Wyoming. The Pueblo State Fish Hatchery in Pueblo, Colorado, also distributed limited numbers of fish beginning in 1997, but did not develop broodstocks, 2 USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-88WWW. 2002

5 hence we did not include it in our analysis of hatchery activities. Roaring Creek was historically stocked, though the population appears to be genetically pure. Greenback cutthroat trout arrived in hatcheries as juveniles, adults, fertilized eggs, and milt (table 6). Attempts to minimize inbreeding depression involved the use of milt from wild males to fertilize eggs of hatchery females at the BFTC (Dwyer and Rosenlund 1988) or avoidance of sister-brother spawning at the BFRH by using 3-year-old females and 2-year-old males (Schler, personal communication). Strategies for developing broodstocks varied among hatcheries (table 7), as did protocols for selecting spawning groups. Typical spawning practice at the BFRH was to spawn three females with two males with milt from males added sequentially to the eggs of all females, though 1:1 matings were conducted when fish were abundant (Schler, personal communication). One:one ratios of females to males were typically attempted at the SNFH. At the BFTC, milt from males was frequently limited and occasionally as many as six females were fertilized with the milt from one male (Dwyer, personal communication). In addition, milt from wild males was generally stored individually but occasionally mixed in a single vial. Records of the origin and number of fish spawned were inconsistent for the BFRH and BFTC. Particularly for the latter, many females were respawned, thus reports of total spawnings exaggerated the number of females used. Also, shipments of milt to this hatchery were occasionally unsuccessful, as were the attempts to fertilize eggs of hatchery females with milt from wild males, which accounts for the differences in fish shipped to hatcheries (table 6) and those used to produce year classes (table 7). From 1985 to 1996, over 639,000 fish were distributed as part of the recovery of greenback cutthroat trout (table 8). Unfortunately, discrepancies between the number of fish shipped from hatcheries and the number of fish reported as stocked were typical. In some cases, more fish were shipped than reported stocked, which was partly attributable to fish being sent to nonrecovery waters. In other instances, mortality of fish in transport was reported and ranged from 5 to 40 percent, in which case our estimates of fish stocked (table 5) relied on reports from biologists responsible for stocking. Alternatively, if fewer fish were reported shipped than reported stocked, stocking totals were adjusted proportionately downward. Hatchery records were regarded as more reliable because the weight of fish shipped and the number of fish per unit weight were usually measured. The bibliography contains materials that could be attributed to specific individuals, groups, or agencies; with few exceptions this material was not peer-reviewed. Much additional information that could not be cited was made available through personal communications or from agency files. Although we attempted to obtain all data relevant to the recovery of greenback cutthroat trout, we undoubtedly have overlooked some sources. We trust that our omissions will be corrected by others with access to additional information. Also, despite repeated checking of data, there most assuredly are errors in the tables that we hope will be remedied in later revisions. After undergoing this effort, our primary recommendation is the creation of a formal process for reporting data and establishment of an easily accessible database to assist with future management of greenback cutthroat trout, as has been recommended for other federally listed species (James 1999; Safford 1995; Tear and others 1995). The often obscure and disparate sources of data (frequently limited to hand-written notes and in at least one instance, on a napkin) consulted to prepare this document are a reminder that current data reporting strategies risk the loss of much precious information, and that the availability of such data to all participants in endangered species management will lead to better-informed decisions. References Anderson, Rick [Letter to Doug Krieger]. Summary of greenback cutthroat restoration efforts for 1987 field season. November leaves. On file at: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, RWU 4352, Laramie, WY. Anderson, Rick [Letter to Doug Krieger]. Summary of greenback cutthroat field related work for January 6. 1 leaf. On file at: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, RWU 4352, Laramie, WY. 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